Yan zhaohaoma(yān zhāo hǎo mǎ)

Yan zhaohaoma

Yan Zhao haoma, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ā nzh ā oh ǎ om ǎ, which means that King Yan Zhao loves horses. Later, he wrote a classic of seeking the virtuous. It comes from the biography of Xue Deng in the old book of Tang Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: yanzhaoshijun, yanjunqianjin

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Xue dengzhuan in the old book of Tang Dynasty, "if Yan Zhao likes a good horse, a good horse will come to court; if ye Gong likes a good dragon, a real dragon will enter the room."

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, Yanzhao king was eager to recruit talents in order to strengthen the country after he ascended the throne. Guo Kai used horses as a metaphor. He said that the ancient kings offered a reward of thousands of gold to buy a thousand li horse. Three years later, they got a dead horse and used 500 gold to buy horse bones, so they got three thousand li horses in less than one year. In order to persuade Yanzhao king, if he can sincerely seek virtue, the sage will come.

Chinese PinYin : yān zhāo hǎo mǎ